Over the past few years, Namibian born DJ and producer Gina Jeanz has risen to prominence as one of the foremost female DJs on the South African circuit. Known for her blend of smooth house and Afro fused club beats, she has quickly become a mainstay on the lineups of
When Robert Hood began working under the alias Monobox in 1996, it was to establish a space for him to freely explore his minimal techno ambitions outside of his solo work and Floorplan. Separating the music from the Robert Hood mythos separated it from expectations, opening the floor for Hood
The most fascinating thing when first approaching JASSS’s debut on techno label Ostgut Ton is the distinct shift in style from her earlier body of work, which is fairly fresh itself. The Berlin-based Spanish producer, DJ and artist, aka Silvia Jiménez Alvarez’s 2017 debut record Weightless introduced JASSS with a
Berlin / Breakbeats / Industrial / New Album / Techno / trip-hop
Harmattan, the latest project from London based multidisciplinary composer Klein, opens with a simple enough gesture; a piano aria. But as for solo / piano reaches its apex, the chords scatter and spin erratically before surging into the sparse syncopation of roc. It’s intrinsic to the album’s namesake; the harmattan
ambient / Avant-Garde / experimental / music producer / Neo-Classical / New Album / UK
Timedance, the label run by Bristol producer Batu, has become synonymous with innovation. The releases here are challenging in the way that they explore and subvert the trends of the Bristol underground, often arriving at uniquely distinct formulations of the sound of the club. Much of this is due to
Bass / experimental / IDM / Industrial / New EP / Techno
Jon Hopkins is making new age wellness music. To be honest, there’s really no better way to describe the sort of music that the English techno producer has specifically formulated to guide the listener through a psychedelic trip. Immersive, amorphous and (sometimes) overwhelming pieces of ambient, perhaps? The concept is
The meeting of English multi-instrumentalist Kinnship and Swiss producer Pablo Nouvelle is some kind of musical kismet. After appearing as featured artists on each other’s respective projects, the duo found themselves working together on what would become Stones and Geysers, their first full length collaborative album. Across ten lush and
It’s strange to think that Sega Bodega released his debut album Salvador just last year. The Irish producer has otherwise made a name for himself, mostly behind the scenes sculpting the sonic aesthetic for artists like UK rapper Shygirl. For her Bodega would pull together influences from house, techno, Eurodance
Image: Sinderlyn Records New York’s Tama Gucci has been slowly shifting the expectations of both R&B and electronic music with his incomparable style. Fusing the tropes of the two genres by way of heartfelt, tender songwriting and razor sharp avant electronic beats, the singer-songwriter and producer has arrived at a
Breakbeats / Electronic / Jungle / lgbtq / New Music / New York
Image: Hyperdub Mapping the rise and subsequent evolution of London DJ and producer AYA is to map the journey of an artist blossoming into their identity. What began as the subversive and performative DJ act LOFT on the UK’s queer underground has shapeshifted into this harbinger of the future; an
